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You won't catch a real tuna in this weekend's Tuna Kahuna Fishing contest, but the Fox River has more than a half-dozen others your child might catch in South Elgin's annual fishing contest.
Bass, walleye, bluegill, and several other types of fish ...
Updated: Nov 07, 2021 at 07:20 PM
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources has lifted the boating restrictions it authorized on the Fox River from the Montgomery Dam north to the outlet of Pistakee Lake in Lake, McHenry and Kane counties.
IDNR officials have been continuously mo...
Updated: Nov 07, 2021 at 02:38 PM
District 207 hires administrators:
Maine Township High School District 207 hired Mary Kalou as assistant superintendent for business. Kalou will start her new job on July 1, succeeding Pamela Schau, who is retiring. Kalou has served as assistant sup...
Updated: Nov 07, 2021 at 02:44 PM
A McHenry County Sheriff's patrol boat exploded at a McHenry marina Tuesday afternoon, causing serious injuries to a mechanic checking it for problems.
The 42-year-old mechanic, whose name was not disclosed, was flown by Flight for Life to Advocate ...
Updated: Nov 07, 2021 at 02:34 PM
Driver services in Wauconda:
Secretary of State Jesse White's Mobile Driver Services Unit will be in Wauconda Township on May 15, at 505 W. Bonner Rd. Illinois residents can renew drivers' licenses, obtain a corrected license, duplicate license or s...
Updated: Nov 07, 2021 at 12:05 PM
Boats were still restricted Saturday evening from parts of the Fox and Middlefork rivers.
According to executive orders posted on Illinois Department of Natural Resources Web site, rising water levels, an increase in floating debris and dangerous cu...
Updated: Nov 07, 2021 at 11:20 AM
Coming of age during the Great Depression, Don Hocking of Westmont didn't see much opportunity for a job except maybe as a caddie at the Butterfield Golf Club.
But at age 18, Hocking enlisted in the Civilian Conservation Corps, the emergency work pr...
Updated: Nov 07, 2021 at 10:43 AM
People will have fewer chances to get from the lower Fox River to the Chain O' Lakes thanks to a cost-cutting measure by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources.
The Bolger-Stratton Lock and Dam in McHenry will close down on Mondays and Tuesda...
Updated: Nov 07, 2021 at 09:42 AM
The first step in redeveloping North Aurora's riverfront into a community jewel is in motion.
The village board this week hired Copenhaver Construction, for $182,566, to build a sheltered scenic overlook on the east bank of the Fox River, north of S...
Updated: Nov 07, 2021 at 08:01 AM
FARGO, N.D. -- As the Red River rises into "uncharted territory," officials Thursday pleaded for thousands of volunteer sandbaggers, readied their evacuation plans, and vowed to build the dikes a foot higher than planned in an effort to hold back th...
Updated: Nov 07, 2021 at 01:35 AM